Oaxaca Best of Week Photos by Tom Robbins: Instructor-Photographer

Tom and Sam Robbins team teach the Oaxaca Photography Workshop: Market Towns and Artisan Villages. They are both published photographers and experienced classroom teachers, so they bring the best of both worlds to us. Tom is a stickler for detail and a technical geek, so he pays attention to camera settings, ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Tom’s photos usually explore his interest in structure and form reflecting his architectural training. His sweeping landscapes and rural buildings are published in Black and White Magazine. His stretch during this workshop was to focus more on people! Both Tom and Sam use an innovative, experimental art lens, called the Lensbaby Muse (Sam calls it a Woogity), to get just the right amount of distortion to make a photograph interesting and artful. You can see more of their work at their website. Click on each photo to get the full screen view and lots of detail.

For our next photography workshop, consider the cultural immersion experience we provide during Day of the Dead.

Why We Left, Expat Anthology: Norma’s Personal Essay

Norma Contributes Two Chapters!

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Norma Schafer and Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC has offered programs in Mexico since 2006. We have over 30 years of university program development experience. See my resume.

Study Tours + Study Abroad are personally curated and introduce you to Mexico's greatest artisans. They are off-the-beaten path, internationally recognized. We give you access to where people live and work. Yes, it is safe and secure to travel. Groups are limited in size for the most personal experience.

Programs can be scheduled to meet your travel plans. Send us your available dates.

Designers, retailers, wholesalers, universities and other organizations come to us to develop customized itineraries, study abroad programs, meetings and conferences. It's our pleasure to make arrangements.

Our Clients Include
*Penland School of Crafts
*North Carolina State University
*WARP Weave a Real Peace
*Methodist University

Maps: Teotitlan + Tlacolula Market

We send printable map via email PDF usually within 48-hours after order received. Where to see natural dyed rugs in Teotitlan del Valle and layout of the Sunday Tlacolula Market, with favorite eating, shopping, ATMs. Click Here to Buy Map